| Swedish Army Museum | |
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 Swedish Army Museum | |
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| Town or city | Stockholm |
| Country | Sweden |
| Completed | 1879 |
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| www.armemuseum.se | |
TheSwedish Army Museum (Swedish:Armémuseum) is amuseum ofmilitary history located in the district ofÖstermalm inStockholm. It reopened in 2002 after a long period of closure, and was awarded the title of the best museum of Stockholm in 2005. Its displays illustrate the military history ofSweden, including its modern policy of neutrality, and of theSwedish Army.
The Army Museum has been located at Artillerigården in Östermalm, Stockholm, since it was opened in 1879. The site has been used for military purposes since the middle of the 17th century, and the main depot of theartillery was located here for nearly 300 years. The current buildings were erected during the latter part of the 18th century. The museum was first known as the Artillery Museum, and changed its name to the Army Museum at the beginning of the 1930s, in order to reflect more accurately the focus of the museum. The museum underwent a major refurbishment and opened in new, modern premises in 1943.
The displays show the living conditions of the soldiers, their families and the general population during both wartime and peacetime. They include life-size figures ofsoldiers of past centuries, as well as scenes of the majorbattles of Swedish forces, weapons, military clothes and other attributes of war. The trophies and flags of armies defeated by Sweden in the 17th and 18th centuries are displayed in a special room.
The museum also houses a mini-exhibition aboutRaoul Wallenberg, the renowned Swedish diplomat who saved thousands ofJews from theNazis during the final months of World War II.
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